Kitchen

About Chopsticks

Chopsticks are the traditional eating tools of the East Asian countries: China, Japan, Korea and Vietnam. They consist of two thin sticks of equal length, which are held with one hand and bring the food from the plate to the mouth with a scissoring motion.

They are usually made ​​of wood or bamboo, but sometimes of stone, ivory or bones. Nowadays there are also chopsticks of plastic. In Korea metal chopsticks are used.

When using chopsticks food should be served cut. This is also the main reason that oriental food is stir (stir-fried). With chopsticks can be much more precisely selected - it is even possible to pick up a grain of rice from the board.